Doing this publish Q+A method based mostly on your whole questions acquired on Instagram! Hoping this solutions your whole questions.
When did you begin solids?
6 months! I actually didn’t really feel that they had been prepared and/or earlier than then.
What meals did you begin with?
Bitter vegetables- kale was their first meals. Infants are inclined to love candy (breast milk is good) so it’s essential to reveal them to veggies in addition to fruit in any other case they’ll solely need fruit! Nevertheless, I personally really feel it is usually essential to your child to have a optimistic first expertise with meals, so in the event that they hate broccoli and you retain giving it- they could have unfavourable associations with the excessive chair/consuming usually. Go together with your gut- should you suppose they’ll love pureed apple then begin with that so that they grow to be extra open minded to making an attempt no matter else is on their spoon! Now having performed this for a couple of months, Scarlett nonetheless has a choice to candy meals and Ella like EVERYTHING. Keep in mind, like adults, infants have preferences too! I do really feel although at this age we may also help encourage optimistic consuming habits and associations.
Why didn’t you begin with cereal?
I believe cereal is de facto the old-fashioned method. Again within the day, giving cereal was a strategy to hold a child’s tummy full so they might sleep by the night time. There may be nothing incorrect with giving cereal, however fruits and veggies are a lot extra nutritious so why not begin with that!
Are you doing child led weaning?
Sure however I’m additionally giving purees! Having fraternal twins actually permits me to see how completely different every child is. Your child received’t be the identical as my infants so discover what works for your loved ones. For instance, Ella LOVES meals and can eat any texture or flavour- fed to her, or feeding herself. Scarlett alternatively loves fruit purees, however took time to return round to completely different textures and bitter flavours. For Scarlett, child led weaning actually helped her come round to loving meals as a result of she was answerable for how a lot/what went into her mouth. Give it some thought, think about a spoon was being shoved into your mouth and also you had no concept what was on it? Not so interesting. Child led weaning generally is a bit scary at first, however over time you’ll grow to be rather more comfy with the gagging, the mess, and… oh did I say mess? 🙂 The account Stable Begins on Instagram is a tremendous useful resource that helped me perceive how we feed our infants can really result in pickier eaters afterward.
What meals are you giving them?
The primary few weeks we gave meals individually for allergy/style functions. For instance, if we gave a combination of oats, apple, and peanut butter and there was a response, how would I do know which meals gave it if I combined it collectively? That is particularly essential for the frequent allergens. Make sure that to provide these both alone, or with one thing you already know is just not an allergen. I nonetheless all the time give them a mixture of puree and child led weaning. For instance, I might give a bit of avocado which helped them work on their grasp however with a facet of pureed broccoli so I knew one thing was really being ingested. With child led weaning, numerous the meals is used for exploration fairly than consuming. That’s okay! I really feel it is vital for them to grow to be acquainted with completely different flavours and textures each by contact and style. Though exhausting by way of clear up, I believe letting them get a bit of soiled will assist type a optimistic relationship round meals. If we’re always wiping them down and saying “no, no, no,” they don’t seem to be inspired to discover.
How a lot are they consuming?
At 6 months, I might solely feed them as soon as a day and I’d be fortunate if a teaspoon full really made it into their stomachs. At nearly 9 months, they’re consuming three meals a day! Don’t fear in case your child isn’t in to meals but, it is going to come! Ella beloved every part from day one, it took Scarlett nearly 6 weeks to actually begin to love meals and never freak out at time for dinner. I by no means pushed it together with her. If she was sad in her excessive chair out she went! As a result of they’re nonetheless have their formulation I don’t want to fret. I genuinely imagine {that a} child won’t let him/herself go hungry. They’re human and typically are tremendous hungry and different occasions not as a lot! In case your child is just not gaining weight/rising based on their curve, discuss together with your physician.
What are your “go-to” meals?
I all the time have a veggie puree within the freezer able to go in case I don’t have time to scrub and roast/steam veggies for them. I can pop the cubes into the microwave and I do know that they not less than have a veggie. Omelettes, mashed candy potato, avocado, pancakes, roasted veggies, baked apples, hen meatballs, banana, strawberries, oranges, hummus, black bean puree, oatmeal, peanut butter, soups and so forth. The ladies at the moment are beginning to actually eat what we eat, we simply don’t add salt or added sweeteners to theirs! Oh, I additionally love the pouches from Bio Italia – all natural and no added preservatives.
What highchairs are you utilizing? What are the professionals and cons?
We’re utilizing the Stokke Tripp Trapp and we like it! Execs: small ground footprint – essential should you want two or have a small area. Really easy to scrub! Look actually cute too! Cons: costly, a bit of difficult to get child into the seat, and should be actually cautious when snapping on the tray when child is within the seat!
Favorite instruments?
I really like the mats and spoons from EZPZ and easy playtex or Dr. Browns spoons! For them to study to feed themselves utilizing utensils, these are actually nice! Considered one of our go-to’s for teething are these silicone feeding teethers that are nice should you don’t have something ready. Simply pop in some recent fruit or veggies and so they chew away! The ladies like to drink water from this straw cup. To show them, I merely exaggerated the sipping motion alone straw and so they adopted! Ella bought it instantly, it took Scarlett a couple of weeks to catch on! Give it time. Lastlty, we love the silicones bibs from Lou Lou Lollipop. I go away their drool bib beneath for further clothes safety!
What’s your feeding schedule like?
Here’s what our days appear to be most days at nearly 9 months outdated!
7:00 am -bottle
8:30 am -solids
9:00 am -nap
10:30 am -bottle
12:35 pm -solids
1:15 pm -nap
3:00 pm -bottle
5:00 pm -solids
6:00 pm -bottle
6:30 pm -bed
Give us meal concepts!
I completely will… I’m slowly getting again to work and have numerous concepts for Clear Consuming Goddess which can embody common scheduled content material and new content material for mothers/dads!
